US Patent Issued to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS on Nov. 3 for "Flavor imparting agent and flavor imparting method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,168, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Flavor imparting agent and flavor imparting method" was invented by Yumiko Nakamura (Osaka, Japan) and Takayoshi Aoki (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel fat aroma-imparting agent can be used for a food product using a plant protein as a raw material. The meat flavor of a food product using a plant protein can be enhanced by allowing (E)-6-nonenal to be contained therein. At the same time, the meat flavor can be further enhanced by using butanoic acid and/or delta-decalactone in combination therewith. A meat flavor-imparting agent f...